diff --git a/SSZipArchive.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/SSZipArchive.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 550bc84..c4f826c 100644
--- a/SSZipArchive.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/SSZipArchive.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	objects = {
 
 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
+		011F4B96182D71B700DE704F /* RelativeSymbolicLink.zip in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 011F4B95182D71B700DE704F /* RelativeSymbolicLink.zip */; };
+		011F4B97182D72B400DE704F /* RelativeSymbolicLink.zip in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 011F4B95182D71B700DE704F /* RelativeSymbolicLink.zip */; };
 		210D525417DEFB880060D41A /* ioapi.c in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 210D524C17DEFB880060D41A /* ioapi.c */; };
 		210D525517DEFB880060D41A /* ioapi.c in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 210D524C17DEFB880060D41A /* ioapi.c */; };
 		210D525617DEFB880060D41A /* mztools.c in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 210D524E17DEFB880060D41A /* mztools.c */; };
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
 /* End PBXContainerItemProxy section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
+		011F4B95182D71B700DE704F /* RelativeSymbolicLink.zip */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.zip; path = RelativeSymbolicLink.zip; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		210D524B17DEFB880060D41A /* crypt.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = crypt.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		210D524C17DEFB880060D41A /* ioapi.c */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.c; path = ioapi.c; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		210D524D17DEFB880060D41A /* ioapi.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = ioapi.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@
 		21CC41EF17DB7D3500201DDC /* Fixtures */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				011F4B95182D71B700DE704F /* RelativeSymbolicLink.zip */,
 				21CC41F017DB7D3500201DDC /* IncorrectHeaders.zip */,
 				21CC41F117DB7D3500201DDC /* PermissionsTestApp.app */,
 				21CC41F217DB7D3500201DDC /* SymbolicLink.zip */,
@@ -303,6 +307,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				21CC420F17DB7D6F00201DDC /* Images.xcassets in Resources */,
+				011F4B96182D71B700DE704F /* RelativeSymbolicLink.zip in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
@@ -310,6 +315,7 @@
 			isa = PBXResourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				011F4B97182D72B400DE704F /* RelativeSymbolicLink.zip in Resources */,
 				21CC41F817DB7D3500201DDC /* IncorrectHeaders.zip in Resources */,
 				21CC41FD17DB7D3500201DDC /* Unicode.zip in Resources */,
 				21CC41FA17DB7D3500201DDC /* SymbolicLink.zip in Resources */,
diff --git a/SSZipArchive/SSZipArchive.m b/SSZipArchive/SSZipArchive.m
index 324e635..4b911d7 100644
--- a/SSZipArchive/SSZipArchive.m
+++ b/SSZipArchive/SSZipArchive.m
@@ -224,34 +224,27 @@
                     }
 	            }
 	        }
-	        else
-	        {
-	            // Get the path for the symbolic link
-	            
-	            NSURL* symlinkURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:fullPath];
-	            NSMutableString* destinationPath = [NSMutableString string];
-	            
-	            int bytesRead = 0;
-	            while((bytesRead = unzReadCurrentFile(zip, buffer, 4096)) > 0)
-	            {
-	                buffer[bytesRead] = 0;
-	                [destinationPath appendString:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:(const char*)buffer]];
-	            }
-	            
-	            //NSLog(@"Symlinking to: %@", destinationPath);
-	            
-	            NSURL* destinationURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:destinationPath];
-	            
-	            // Create the symbolic link
-	            NSError* symlinkError = nil;
-	            [fileManager createSymbolicLinkAtURL:symlinkURL withDestinationURL:destinationURL error:&symlinkError];
-	            
-	            if(symlinkError != nil)
-	            {
-	                NSLog(@"Failed to create symbolic link at \"%@\" to \"%@\". Error: %@", symlinkURL.absoluteString, destinationURL.absoluteString, symlinkError.localizedDescription);
-	            }
-	        }
-			
+            else
+            {
+                // Assemble the path for the symbolic link
+                NSMutableString* destinationPath = [NSMutableString string];
+                int bytesRead = 0;
+                while((bytesRead = unzReadCurrentFile(zip, buffer, 4096)) > 0)
+                {
+                    buffer[bytesRead] = 0;
+                    [destinationPath appendString:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:(const char*)buffer]];
+                }
+
+                // Create the symbolic link (making sure it stays relative if it was relative before)
+                int symlinkError = symlink([destinationPath cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding],
+                                           [fullPath cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]);
+
+                if(symlinkError != 0)
+                {
+                    NSLog(@"Failed to create symbolic link at \"%@\" to \"%@\". symlink() error code: %d", fullPath, destinationPath, errno);
+                }
+            }
+
 			unzCloseCurrentFile( zip );
 			ret = unzGoToNextFile( zip );
 			
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/RelativeSymbolicLink.zip b/Tests/Fixtures/RelativeSymbolicLink.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4ce296
Binary files /dev/null and b/Tests/Fixtures/RelativeSymbolicLink.zip differ
diff --git a/Tests/SSZipArchiveTests.m b/Tests/SSZipArchiveTests.m
index 7ef2ca5..8e0c63e 100644
--- a/Tests/SSZipArchiveTests.m
+++ b/Tests/SSZipArchiveTests.m
@@ -120,6 +120,36 @@
     XCTAssertTrue(symbolicLinkToFilePersists && symbolicLinkToFolderPersists, @"Symbolic links should persist from the original archive to the outputted files.");
 }
 
+- (void)testUnzippingWithRelativeSymlink {
+
+    NSString *resourceName = @"RelativeSymbolicLink";
+    NSString* zipPath = [[NSBundle bundleForClass:[self class]] pathForResource:resourceName ofType:@"zip"];
+    NSString* outputPath = [self _cachesPath:resourceName];
+
+    [SSZipArchive unzipFileAtPath:zipPath toDestination:outputPath delegate:self];
+
+    // Determine where the symlinks are
+    NSString *subfolderName = @"symlinks";
+    NSString *testBasePath = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[outputPath, resourceName]];
+    NSString *testSymlinkFolder = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[testBasePath, subfolderName, @"folderSymlink"]];
+    NSString *testSymlinkFile = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[testBasePath, subfolderName, @"fileSymlink"]];
+
+    // Determine where the files they link to are
+    NSString *parentDir = @"../";
+    NSString *testSymlinkFolderTarget = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[parentDir, @"symlinkedFolder"]];
+    NSString *testSymlinkFileTarget = [NSString pathWithComponents:@[parentDir, @"symlinkedFile"]];
+
+    NSError *error = nil;
+    NSString *symlinkFolderPath = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] destinationOfSymbolicLinkAtPath:testSymlinkFolder error:&error];
+    bool symbolicLinkToFolderPersists = ((symlinkFolderPath != nil) && [symlinkFolderPath isEqualToString:testSymlinkFolderTarget]) && (error == nil);
+
+    error = nil;
+
+    NSString *symlinkFilePath = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] destinationOfSymbolicLinkAtPath:testSymlinkFile error:&error];
+    bool symbolicLinkToFilePersists = ((symlinkFilePath != nil) && [symlinkFilePath isEqualToString:testSymlinkFileTarget]) && (error == nil);
+
+    XCTAssertTrue(symbolicLinkToFilePersists && symbolicLinkToFolderPersists, @"Relative symbolic links should persist from the original archive to the outputted files (and also remain relative).");
+}
 
 - (void)testUnzippingWithUnicodeFilenameInside {